1997 Event Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 1990 Event After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0 1990 Event Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters 1989 Event In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1989 Event New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) 1989 Event New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season 1989 Death Lefty Gomez, pitching great (New York Yankees), dies at 80 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings 1979 Event Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom 1977 Event Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) 1975 Event A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) 1974 Event Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers 1968 Event Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club 1968 Event Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances 1965 Event Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers 1965 Birthday Mike Butcher, born in Davenport, Iowa, relief pitcher, professional baseball player, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1964 Event Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Event Warren Spahn pitches a 2 hitter after pitching a no hitter 1959 Birthday Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach, 1996 Olympics 1958 Event Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1957 Birthday Craig Lefferts, born in Munich, West Germany, professional baseball player, played for Chicago Cubs, relief pitcher, pitching coach for Vancouver Canadians 1952 Event Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance 1948 Event Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleveland 1948 Event Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates 1947 Event Ewell Blackwell just misses pitching back-to-back no-hitters (9th inn) 1941 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, pitching coach, New York Met 1917 Event Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox 1915 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1915 Event A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter 1909 Event Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1906 Event New York Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs
